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Open the Bible UK Daily

3 minute daily Bible reflections from Open the Bible UK, authored by Colin Smith, read by Sue McLeish.

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02:27

What God Said to Cain

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2025/08/06

“If you do well, will you not be accepted?”Genesis 4:7We don’t know whether God spoke to Cain when he was at the altar or later. But let’s assume for a moment that God spoke to him in an audible voice, as He often did in the Old Testament.Cain was still smouldering when God spoke to him, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?” (4:6). Cain knew the answer. “Because I’m fed up with my stupid little brother. Because when he brings an offering, You put on a great fireworks display, but when I

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03:16

Why Abel's Sacrifice Was More Acceptable Than Cain's

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2025/08/05

By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts.Hebrews 11:4Very often, the New Testament gives us the key to understanding an Old Testament story, and the New Testament tells us quite clearly that the difference between Cain and Abel was faith. Cain was a man without faith. He came with his family to worship God. He even brought offerings to God. But he did not have faith. Faith is trusting in

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03:19

Cain and Abel Bring Their Offerings to God

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2025/08/04

Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground, and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions.Genesis 4:3-4The first family did not have a church. They had some kind of altar. Perhaps it was just a pile of stones, but it was the place where they met with God.Each boy brought an offering. Cain had a crate of fruits and vegetables; Abel had some animals from his flock. Then we are told: “The LORD had regard for Abel and his offering, but for Cain and

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02:36

Cain and Abel

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2025/08/03

And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground.Genesis 4:2Sometime later, another little bundle of life came along, and Adam and Eve named him Abel. We aren’t told how old Cain was when his brother was born, but we can probably assume he had a mixed reaction to the arrival of the new attraction, as most older brothers do.Here was some competition—a little upstart who needed to be kept in his place, a rival who needed to know who was boss. After

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02:39

The Story of Cain

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2025/08/02

Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have produced a man with the help of the LORD.”Genesis 4:1Having sinned against God, the first man and the first woman were now outside the Garden of Eden. They were living under a terrible judgement, but God had graciously given them hope in a great promise: a deliverer would be born. An offspring of the woman would inflict a deadly blow on their enemy, the serpent, who had brought devastation to their world (3:15).But of

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02:49

Deckchairs on the Titanic

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2025/08/01

Now these things happened to them [Israel] as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.1 Corinthians 10:11Wouldn’t it be nice to go off on a long cruise to a warm place with magnificent scenery, endless food, and a good book to get lost in? What could be better? Unless, of course, the name of the cruise ship happens to be The Titanic.Over these next weeks, we are going to follow the stories of Bible characters who took a plunge to disaster

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03:27

Give Yourself to Living for Christ

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2025/07/31

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labour is not in vain.1 Corinthians 15:58Why should you be steadfast and immovable? Why should you extend yourself in serving the Lord? Why should you pledge your life to Christ? Why should you do what He calls you to do, no matter how hard or how costly that may be?Because you will enjoy an eternal life in a resurrected body that Jesus Christ will give to you. If this

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03:01

Have You Considered the Sting of Death?

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2025/07/30

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Corinthians 15:56-57Do you see the contrast between the experience of a believer and the experience of those who do not believe? First, the experience of a believer: “Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 15:57). Then, the experience of millions who live and die without Christ: “The sting of death is sin, and the power

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03:00

What Will Happen to Believers Who Are Still Alive...

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2025/07/29

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.1 Corinthians 15:51-52What about believers who are living when Christ returns? Like believers who have already died, believers who are still alive will also receive the gift of the resurrection body when He comes.Some Christians will still be living when Christ returns. They will not die

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03:01

What You Need to Know about Believers Who Have Died

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2025/07/28

Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.1 Thessalonians 4:14The first thing you need to know about believers who have died is that they are with the Lord. To be away from the body is to be at home with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:8).The second thing you need to know is that Jesus will bring the souls of believers who have died with Him when He returns: “Through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep” (1

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03:03

How You Can Enjoy God’s Everlasting Kingdom

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2025/07/27

Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.1 Corinthians 15:50Jesus taught us to pray, “Your kingdom come” (Mat. 6:10). And one day, His kingdom will come, and it will last forever. Isaiah prophesied, “Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore” (Isa. 9:7).Christ will

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02:39

Your Labour Is Not in Vain

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2025/07/26

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labour is not in vain.1 Corinthians 15:58In 1 Corinthians 15, we have seen that there is hope in Jesus. Because He died for our sins and rose from death, He is able to free us from the guilt and shame of our past sins and to give us strength for our present calling.We have also seen that there is hope for us. Because Jesus rose, He is able to save us. He will bring all who

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02:28

Find Hope in What You Will One Day Be

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2025/07/25

Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.1 Corinthians 15:49This is a marvellous promise. We grieve because of how like Adam we are. How easily tempted. How prone to make excuses. How quick to blame others. How ready to hide from God. We bear the image of the man of dust!But if you are in Christ, you will also “bear the image of the man of heaven.” You love God. You want to know Him and to serve Him. You hunger and thirst for

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02:44

The Experience of All Those Who Share in the Life of...

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2025/07/24

"As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven."1 Corinthians 15:48All of this talk of the shortness of life may sound a bit miserable. But the whole point of our life in this world is to prepare us for the world to come. And if we live in the illusion that we will always be here, we will miss the point of this life.We are of the dust, and if this short and uncertain life was all we had, we would be without hope, so

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03:14

The Experience of All Those Who Share in the Life of...

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2025/07/23

Thus it is written, 'The first man Adam became a living being'; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit... The first man was from the earth, a man of dust the second man is from heaven.1 Corinthians 15:45, 47The apostle Paul is drawing a contrast between Adam, the first man, and the Lord Jesus Christ, whom he describes as “the last Adam” (15:45). The contrast between them is that the first Adam was “from the earth,” while the second Adam was “from heaven” (15:47).God formed the first Adam from the

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03:00

One Day Your Inner Battle Will Be Over

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2025/07/22

Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.Galatians 5:16-17In the resurrection, you will have a spiritual body. That means your resurrected body will be fully responsive to the desires of your spirit. Think about how wonderful this will be. In this life, your spirit has two problems

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03:29

You Can Look Forward to Your Resurrection Body

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2025/07/21

So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.1 Corinthians 15:42-44Paul whets our appetite for the life to come with a fourfold description of the resurrection body.1. Your resurrection body will be imperishable (15:42)Jesus rose in “the power of an indestructible life” (Heb. 7:16), and your

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02:58

Your Resurrection Body Will Be More, Not Less

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2025/07/20

Not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars... So is it with the resurrection of the dead.1 Corinthians 15:39-42Paul makes two distinctions about our bodies in these verses—a distinction of kind

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03:15

How Exactly Are the Dead Raised?

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2025/07/19

Someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?”1 Corinthians 15:35It seems that the false teachers at Corinth were asking these questions cynically. That may be why Paul's first response is, “You foolish person!” (15:36). It’s not foolish to ask questions; it’s foolish to ridicule God’s truth (Gal. 6:7). But having rebuked the cynics for pouring scorn on the resurrection, Paul offers an answer.Q: “How are the dead raised?”A: “What you sow does not come to life

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03:02

You Can Have Hope for the Future

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2025/07/18

"If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep."1 Corinthians 15:19-20The theme of 1 Corinthians 15 is the glorious truth of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the resurrection life that all who believe will share with Him.If our hope is limited to what we can do or become in this world, we will be disappointed. But Jesus has risen to a glorious new

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